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From the BBC Gossip column; 08:25: All the gossip... Billionaire Scot Les Hutchison is the man behind the proposed Motherwell fans' takeover of the club. Terry Butcher is the front-runner to become Motherwell manager again, and the Englishman could be appointed within 48 hours. Sunday Mirror 2007 A SCOTS engineer tied the knot with his oil tycoon boss yesterday in a stunning pounds 1million ceremony straight from the scenes of 80s TV show Dallas. Dozens of wealthy Americans and Canadians descended on the Lanarkshire village of Bothwell for the wedding which had all the hallmarks of a Ewing family get-together. JR was even in town - but it was multi-millionaire JR Shaw, who saw his billionaire niece Virginia Shaw tie the knot with Scots dad of one Les Hutchison. Onlookers were left speechless as guests rolled up in a fleet of luxury cars, including Bentleys, Jaguars and Rolls-Royces, and emerged in designer outfits worth thousands of pounds. Locals gathered at historic Bothwell Parish Church to see Mr Hutchison - who grew up in Uddingston, before leaving to seek his fortune in the US and Canada - marry Ms Shaw, 48. The pair met after he landed a job with Ms Shaw's family firm Shawcor, a global energy services firm worth hundreds of millions of pounds. They embarked on a romance which resulted in yesterday's fairytale wedding - surely the most expensive Scotland has ever seen. All guests were flown across the Atlantic first-class and have spent the last week staying at the five star Turnberry hotel in Ayrshire - from where they have been helicoptered around the country. No expense was spared in decking out the church in an floral display which alone cost the couple a mind-boggling pounds 100,000. Ms Shaw has homes all over the world - and the floral arrangements contained flowers from Barbados, where they own a luxury pile. One onlooker said: "If I didn't know differently, I'd have guessed that royalty was getting married in Bothwell. "Forget Madonna and the other Hollywood movie stars who come to Scotland to tie the knot - this wedding outshone all the rest put together." Mr Hutchison turned up for the ceremony in a traditional kilt outfit while his bride arrived early in a designer off-the-shoulder ivory gown. Speaking just before she was due to tie the knot, she told the Sunday Mirror: "We're not famous - we're just Canadians!" After the hour-long ceremony the couple emerged to pose for photos before retiring to the nearby church centre for canapes. Their reception was taking place in Stirling Castle's Great Hall. The couple are due to honeymoon at the Shaw family holiday home in Barbados. Mr Hutchison, 53, who has a 33-year-old daughter, went to Uddingston Grammar school. After emigrating to seek his fortune, he worked his way up to his current position of Vice President of Shaw Pipeline Services - whose parent company Shawcor is owned by his new wife. Canada-based giant Shawcor is one of the world's biggest energy services companies. Ms Shaw's dad Les Shaw ran it before his death in Barbados in January. After her father's death, Ms Shaw was elected chair of Shawcor. Mr Shaw's younger brother JR is chairman of the one of Canada's biggest cable TV firms - and one of the country's richest men.

Stark does nothing for me, there is a big difference in managing a hand picked squad of the best players available every couple of months, to getting the most out of the squad you inherit day in, day out.

Owen Coyle or (tin helmet at the ready), Billy Davies. Unfinished work to do!

But this is how they manage to get the funding, its a Community initiative, so they would have to get the support of local residents,schools, clubs and associations so that the benefits are for the local area. With Ravenscraig having little to no housing, the community element is gone and the funding would have to come from somewhere else. I remember something similar being touted for Victoria Park in Newmains not too long ago and I'm pretty sure the MCT were involved in that also, bringing Newmains Utd in as their amateur team.

I think the live coverage is on Clyde 2 and the usual pish is on Clyde 1.

I totally agree with this, they've had thier day. It probably goes in peaks and troughs, but other than Dundee Utd, who seem to have a conveyer belt going, who is knocking out 'tomorrows stars' at the moment?? I'm all for progressing youth, but apart from Stuart Carswell, everyone seems a stop gap at the moment. When are we going to see a home-grown youth thats going to play regularly at 20/21?? It may be risk taking, I'm sure Dundee Utd's revenue exceeds ours, so they can tolerate a few seasons of medicrote for a season or two, to bring these players into the shop window.

Maybe, just my opinion, we're going through a transitional stage which may have an impact on the season, who knows! Staff changes etc can have an impact in the balance within any organisation. Ying and Yang etc.... The lack of communication at the moment is also a 'bell ringer'.

If you want to get pernickity about it, with rising costs in terms of inflation etc, a year on year freeze of a budget, is more or less a reduction. Had the budget raised in line with inflation, then yes, it would have remained the same.

I reckon this will be the season that the bubble bursts! I'm going to say 8th for a number of reasons; Season plauged by injury (due to the club's stalwart physio moving on) and suspensions. Other than seeing Josh Law perform for 65 mins, I cant see where the creativity is coming from. We're going to get horribly exposed down the left where Vigurs and ZFA arent the greatest at coming back to supplement an aging Hammel at the back. Every third kick of Lasley's will be the ball We'll concentrate on Cup runs and not on the League We're lacking pace, other than Ainsworth (and thats a bit hit and miss) and Law. John Sutton may go into reverse this season. The ever deceasing budget will come to the fore this season.

Ooooft, no much of a coach then, if he'll no let the kids progress. Or giving the guy the benefit of the doubt, the other club has maybe messed other kids about in the past. Shouldn't be up to the coach to make that decision in my opinion.

Out of courtesy they usually approach the coach, but they don't need to, if they can identify the parents. The current club, can hold the registration for the kid however, if they're at an age of playing Soccer 7's.

Exactly the same as Wednesday, with the exception of Gunnar for Dan.

Anyone know any child friendly boozers near the park??

Pish, I'm on holiday that week and my flight was getting back in early on Saturday morning.

Sorry, should have quoted the post above, just highlighting that you can be found guilty by association. No, doesn't justify kettling hundreds.

Art and part is a term used in Scots law to denote the aiding or abetting in the perpetration of a crime, or being an accessory before or at the perpetration of the crime. There is no such offence recognized in Scotland as that of being an accessory after the fact. Under section 293 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995, a person may be convicted of, and punished for, a contravention of any enactment, notwithstanding that he was guilty of such contravention as art and part only.

From where I was standing, it looked as though things started going downhill, when cups of ginger were sprayed at the stewards when the 2 young lads were lifted.

I said on Friday at the Forest game, that I would shite in my hand and eat it, if Hollis started tomorrow. Hope that I'm not regretting that on Thursday night.

In the DR review of the Doncaster game, its says we will have a foreign striker on trial this week. Clicky

Saw these in Ibiza a few days back..

Maybe its the only team that has given him a 'guarantee' of first team football. They have a good record and improving keepers and moving them on.

Do the kids sizes not start about £30 for the new home top?? If so, then it might be an indication of the starting price. Is it no a kids magazine??

Yes, your right, dumped when injured after advising he wasn't signing a new contract. He's played 28 games for CSKA Sofia this season. I always thought he was better than being at Accies long term.

St Mirren and Ross County vote NO! Back to same old, by the looks of things.

One for the "Statto's"; When was the last time, if ever, have we come back from a 0-1 half time and scored 4 (or more) in the second half. Just curious like!